Post by Ishy on May 15, 2015 21:25:52 GMT
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[attr="class","sern-thread-text"]A long standing rivalry separates the Lockwoods and the Dukes, both families accusing the other of betrayal and deception as well as the death of many kin over the generations. But the two families weren't always at war, and in fact had been family friends since before the Salem Witch Trials. Death however can either strengthen a bond or break it.
The first recorded deaths within the town after the settlement was established were the sons of the Heads of Houses and childhood companions, Jeremiah Duke and Cole Lockwood. In a house filled with females Jeremiah was quick to bond with the youngest Lockwood and since they were able to walk you could never find one without also finding the other. As they grew, so did their bond, as did their magic. The young men were famous for their pranks and tricks but they were never meant to harm, only to entertain their boredom.
One day their tricks caught the attention of a certain Fae who found their curiosity both entertaining and useful; the Dark Fae Queen. Taking them under her wing she taught them the ways of Faery magic and how to manipulate like a true Fae, unknowingly taking a huge risk in doing so.
One day, when the men caught sight of a beautiful box located in the Queens treasury, their curious minds got the better of them and with quick hands and light feet stole from the Queen. At the time the men had no idea that the very item they stole was actually a gift from the town to the Fae Queen and that by taking it disrespected the contract the Fae held with the Witches. It was through that contract that allowed the Witches to settle on sacred land, the area around the village saturated with so much magic it allowed for the fog barrier to be possible. After relentlessly demanding the return of the magical box the men claimed they lost it. That very night a mysterious fire broke out near the docks and even to this day no one can definitively prove what the cause was. But after the fire was put out and the smoke cleared two charred bodies were found underneath the burnt rummage; both wearing their personal family rings with the crest etched into them.
When the death of Jeremiah Duke and Liam Lockwood came to pass the era of the ill fated omen began. With each generation a Lockwood and Duke would die every time a friendship was made. The truth behind the 'omen' is known only to those directly involved, but none of them seem to be talking. Because of this centuries old conflict it's common knowledge that the founding families have it out for one another and go so far as to show their hatred with refusing to associate for fear of one of their own becoming victim to the curse.
The most recent death could almost be considered a true Romeo and Juliet story. Jackson Lockwood and Rosalie Duke were high school lovers, not the first to go against the families wishes since Jeremiah and Cole, but the first to die outside of town. The only thing that remains of them is their children and their memory.
The first recorded deaths within the town after the settlement was established were the sons of the Heads of Houses and childhood companions, Jeremiah Duke and Cole Lockwood. In a house filled with females Jeremiah was quick to bond with the youngest Lockwood and since they were able to walk you could never find one without also finding the other. As they grew, so did their bond, as did their magic. The young men were famous for their pranks and tricks but they were never meant to harm, only to entertain their boredom.
One day their tricks caught the attention of a certain Fae who found their curiosity both entertaining and useful; the Dark Fae Queen. Taking them under her wing she taught them the ways of Faery magic and how to manipulate like a true Fae, unknowingly taking a huge risk in doing so.
One day, when the men caught sight of a beautiful box located in the Queens treasury, their curious minds got the better of them and with quick hands and light feet stole from the Queen. At the time the men had no idea that the very item they stole was actually a gift from the town to the Fae Queen and that by taking it disrespected the contract the Fae held with the Witches. It was through that contract that allowed the Witches to settle on sacred land, the area around the village saturated with so much magic it allowed for the fog barrier to be possible. After relentlessly demanding the return of the magical box the men claimed they lost it. That very night a mysterious fire broke out near the docks and even to this day no one can definitively prove what the cause was. But after the fire was put out and the smoke cleared two charred bodies were found underneath the burnt rummage; both wearing their personal family rings with the crest etched into them.
When the death of Jeremiah Duke and Liam Lockwood came to pass the era of the ill fated omen began. With each generation a Lockwood and Duke would die every time a friendship was made. The truth behind the 'omen' is known only to those directly involved, but none of them seem to be talking. Because of this centuries old conflict it's common knowledge that the founding families have it out for one another and go so far as to show their hatred with refusing to associate for fear of one of their own becoming victim to the curse.
The most recent death could almost be considered a true Romeo and Juliet story. Jackson Lockwood and Rosalie Duke were high school lovers, not the first to go against the families wishes since Jeremiah and Cole, but the first to die outside of town. The only thing that remains of them is their children and their memory.
